A mystery disease that has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent weeks has been identified as severe malaria, local health officials have reportedly said. Officials in the Central African country reported earlier this month that hundreds of people - mostly children under five years old - had gotten sick with an unknown flu-like illness in the southwestern Kwango province,

A mystery illness found in a remote part of Congo has been officially identified as a severe form of malaria, which has sickened nearly 600 people and killed 143.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry has identified a previously unknown disease affecting the Panzi health zone as a severe form of malaria. Since October 2020, 592 cases have been reported with a 6.

The WHO released more information about the outbreak of Disease X in the DRC. Mainly affected children, the cause remains unknown.

The source of a mystery disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been identified as malaria, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday.